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    Senior Tech Cheat Sheet

    The essentials, on one page.

    1. Restart fixes most things

    Phone acting weird? Hold power button, restart. Solves 80% of issues.

    2. Big text everywhere

    Settings, Display, Text Size. Drag larger. Phone, computer, e-reader all support this.

    3. Strong unique passwords

    Use a password manager. Never reuse passwords across sites.

    4. Two-factor everywhere

    Email, bank, Apple ID, Google. The single best security upgrade.

    5. Backup nightly

    iCloud or Google plug-in-while-sleeping does it automatically.

    6. Hang up on strangers

    Real banks, IRS, Medicare never call demanding payment. Just hang up.

    Print this page. Tape on fridge. Refer to it whenever in doubt.